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old hat

I’m starting 2016 in kind of a bland humdrum haze. I’m not feeling sour or grumpy, in fact I feel really at peace and happy (just not creatively stirred).

Not that I want to feel like a ruffled hot mess at all the prospects of the new year, but cripes starting it stale ..working off the tame everyday need to do list, instead of the tingly I WANT TO DO THIS RIGHT NOW list ..kind of meh.

Trying to keep productive, I’m using these grey uninspired moments as the perfect time to fall into my routine makes ..apparently hats, sandwich suppers and slowly ticking off the birthday knit and custom order lists are my go to things. My name is Amanda and I rarely wear hats but I am a pathological hat maker.

Soft Marl.

Moone Boy.

Little Honeybear.

Tensfield Organic.

Oh, on a completely off subject note, because I must be having a vitamin deficiency or something, for the first time in my life, I ordered 16 lbs of fruit off the T.V. (WHAT?!?) ..dang you QVC and your Honeybell Oranges!

whole lotta makin

Remake of an old favorite the LaMar Hat.

A little red & white scratchy Knitting,

making a new favorite the Harper Hat.

Started making this cowl twice, such a lovely pattern Siesta, but I just can’t seem to find the perfect yarn :( which stinks because now I’m pissy with it ..double :((

..I think I may need sparkle!?!

Made another Fade (twice actually, once ripped) that’s why the yarn is already wound up double, I didn’t like the cream at the brim or the 1 x 1 rib. I just kept thinking how grimy gross a cream brim would get and the cream totally highlighted my crappy 1 x 1 ribbing.

Much better with a dark “can’t tell it’s dirty” brim in 2 x 2 rib, but I’m still not feeling it, although it was deliciously soft in an alpaca bamboo blend!

Over dyed blue, better, but still just alright.

documenting less complex

I am always taking pictures of the stuff I make (mostly for a visual record, because my mental recollection is pretty pathetic). I take photos of the yarn I buy, the knits I’m working on, the balance of colors, the texture, to me it’s just as aesthetically beautiful as nature.

But rarely do I document where I spend my time or what I surround myself with. I love looking at photos trying to make out what’s in the background. Lets start something!

AMANDA OCHOCKI my little cart brimming with mess & ideas

DOCUMENTING LATE NIGHT KNITTING: Having a crazy huge latte in an absurdly unmanageable sized mug (actual size/no sleep tonight!) my little cart brimming with mess & ideas, all illuminated by a guaranteed to last 22.5 years led bulb (really?!?) in a now wonky lamp the cat messed up while chasing a ladybug. (that pink stick is my FAVORITE lead holder/pencil!)

DOCUMENTING 84% COMPLETE: Finally getting around to my windows 10 upgrade ..and the waiting ..realizing we seriously need to dust, made even more noticeable because of a dreaded finger swipe.

P.S creepy clown BONUS! (Also, Jason bought me a kitchenaid stand mixer for my birthday back in March and Lex is the only one who has ever used it (like 3 times) it lives under that quilted tent on the counter)

AMANDA OCHOCKI storage bag addicted yarn hoar on a tootsie binge

DOCUMENTING CONFESSIONS: Storage bag addicted wool hoar on a tootsie binge. (This amount of yarn x 4 or 5 ..maybe 6)

DOCUMENTING I HAVE LOTS OF STUFF: Collecting in messy piles, I have everything I ever or never want to make!

TRUTH: I always have to tidy up before I can get creative and then by the time I am all done tidying, I have lost the mojo, so I turn out the lights and head back downstairs to my lazy end of the couch.

DOCUMENTING MY VIEW: From the lazy end of the couch.

DOCUMENTING WHY YOU DON’T TAKE A SECOND PICTURE: Especially in the dark, especially when you are home alone and especially if you’re a natural chicken, possible chances of capturing something that will freak you out ..100%